# Officials won’t release reservoir water to protect Colorado River fish

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- The Associated Press, 2026-08-07 07:30 UTC
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- Original: https://bit.ly/4fSrUvf

> Federal officials have decided against releasing water from one of the Colorado River’s major reservoirs. Such a release would have helped protect a threatened native fish downstream. Officials instead cited the additional pressure it would place on hydropower production, which is already struggling.